†Callichimaera Luque et al. 2019 (crab)
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Malacostraca - Decapoda - Callichimaeridae
Full reference: J. Luque, R. M. Feldmann, O. Vernygora, C. E. Schweitzer, C. B. Cameron, K. A. Kerr, F. J. Vega, A. Duque, M. Strange, A. R. Palmer, and C. Jaramillo. 2019. Exceptional preservation of mid-Cretaceous marine arthropods and the evolution of novel forms via heterochrony. Science Advances 5(4):eaav3875
Parent taxon: Callichimaeridae according to J. Luque et al. 2019
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Callichimaera perplexa
Type: Callichimaera perplexa
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Colombia (1 collection), United States (1: Wyoming)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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